The CDC is recommending that everyone aged six months and older receive the updated Pfizer or Moderna Covid vaccines. In a recent poll of 580+ global Sermo physicians, 66% said they agree with this recommendation,…
As flu, Covid-19 & RSV infections are on the rise, the latest CDC Vaccination Trends report that almost 40% of US adults will probably or definitely not get a vaccine, and an additional 30% report…
Over-the-counter birth control pills are coming to America. The F.D.A. has approved a hormonal birth control pill to be sold sans prescription. Although many countries in Latin America and Europe have had OTC birth control…
The traditional image of a full-time physician—working long hours and available around the clock—is undergoing a transformative shift. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the medical profession is witnessing an increasing trend…
According to a recent report in JAMA, ER visits that are related to mental health have significantly increased among children, teenagers, and young adults. The New York Times reports, “The findings indicated an ‘urgent’ need…
The potential of AI to benefit humanity may be as great as the potential to destroy it, believe many prominent technology experts, futurists, and investors. Physicians’ opinions of AI in medicine hover in similar territory. …
By The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Authors: Kathleen Dooling, MD and Tara Anderson, DVM, PhD 1. The risk of developing shingles increases with age. Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is caused…
By The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Author: Agam Rao, MD Agam Rao, MD is the medical officer with the Poxvirus and Rabies Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
Traditional in-person pharma outreach tactics, including sales reps and in-person events, are slowly but surely being replaced with digital alternatives. While digital is efficient, it may also feel more impersonal to your customers. Transferring the…
Transgender adults are a marginalized group that faces discrimination, harassment, and even violence. But a new Washington Post-KFF poll reported that despite the struggles and inequality they are up against—the majority of trans people say…
Approximately 1 billion people worldwide are lonely – including more than 40% of seniors. Loneliness in the elderly is a major risk factor for physical and mental ill-health as well as early death. For example,…
The abortion debate in America has sharply shifted to over-the-counter abortion pills. Since 2000, the FDA has approved the drug mifepristone—as the first step in a two-drug process for aborting early pregnancies, mostly at home. …